Friday, September 30, 2005

T.I.M. diary for October

Telecoms:
  • E-Plus introduces Skype (VoIP over cellular, wVoIP)
  • A new MVNO from VIVA (MTV, Viacom) launches on E-Plus (Oct 10)
  • Sprint introduces exclusive MTV-content for PCS Vision subs
  • O2 launches i-mode in the UK (Oct 1)
  • Cingular launches push-to-talk over cellular
  • BT cuts VoIP BT Communicator) rate 50% (Oct 4)
  • AOL launches 'TotalTalk' VoIP (softphone, PSTN also) for non-subs (Oct 4)
  • EarthLink intros 'True Voice' VoIP offering
  • New FCC deadline for E-911 compliance by VoIP providers: Oct 31
  • T-Com introduces flat-rate voice offering 'T-Net' at 40 EUR/mo or 48 for ISDN (Oct 6)
  • T-Mobile intros box for converged services over UMTS, with WiFi
  • Mobistar (Orange) launches a duoplay cellular/broadband offering in Belgium (mid Oct)
  • Vonage to introduce a wVoIP/WiFi handset from UTStarcom
  • O2 to announce music strategy (Oct 17)
  • Expected ratification of the mobile WiMAX standard, 802.16e (mid Oct)
  • WiMAX trial by Telecard in Pakistan, with ZTE
  • Philadelphia awards service provider contract for muniwireless WiFi network (Oct 3)
  • Tunesian government short lists bidders for 35% of Tunisie Telecom from 14 interested parties (Oct 5)
  • MCI to hold AGM on Verizon offer (Oct 6)
  • Tele2 seeks to close the Versatel offer (Oct 7)
  • FCC votes on VZ/MCI and SBC/AT&T deals (Oct 12)
  • ZigBee Alliance Developer's Conference (Oct 1-3, Las Vegas)
  • FTTH Council Conference & Expo (Oct 3-6, Las Vegas)
  • UWB World 2005 (Oct 18-19, San Jose)
  • WiMAX Global Com Forum (Oct 3-6, Madrid)
  • WiMAX World Conference & Expo (Oct 26-28, Boston)
  • Ethernet Expo 2005 (Oct 12-14, New York)
  • ISP CON Fall 2005 (Oct 18-20, Santa Clara)
  • EU to decide on use of 2.5-2.7 GHz band (3G and/or BWA)
  • Hearings US House Energy & Commerce Committee on new regulations
  • Q3 reports: SBC (Oct 20), BellSouth (Oct 25), Verizon (Oct 27)

Internet:
  • Optimal iQ to report on click fraud
  • Details of Project Quaero to be announced (DT, Thomson)
  • 888.com to start trading in London (Oct 4)
  • MSN introduces adCenter (sponsored search) as a beta in the US
  • Zeitgeist 2005: The Google Partner Forum (Oct 25-27, Mountain View)
  • Q3 reports: Yahoo! (Oct 18), eBay (Oct 19), Google (Oct 20), Amazon.com (Oct 25)

Media:
  • Nielsen Outdoor to report on Chicago trial
  • Wolters Kluwer roadshow (Oct 18, Frankfurt)
  • Vivendi hosts an Investor & Analyst Meeting around Universal Music Group (Oct 6, London)
  • VNU and IMS will file merger documents to Dutch market authority AFM (Oct/Nov)
  • SBS to organize AGM on KKR/Permira offer (Oct 3)
  • Liberty Global to close the take-over of Cablecom
  • Kabel Deutschland to launch triple play in Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz (mid Oct)
  • Sony intros the Location Free Base Station (for place-shifted video)
  • EchoStar introduces the 'PocketDish' portable player
  • Walt Disney introduces the 'Mix Stick' MP3-player (mid Oct)
  • Bob Iger officially starts as Walt Disney new CEO (Oct 1)
  • RCUK and Wellcome trust introduce Open Archiving for new grant holders (Oct 1)
  • Internet Librarian International 2005 event (Oct 10-11, London)
  • SPARC Europe workshop 'Innovation in Scholarly Communication' (Oct 20-22, CERN, Geneva)
  • Media Rating Council to propose self-regulation for the US TV viewing market (Oct 15)
  • Frankfurter Buchmesse (Oct 19-23)
  • 2005 Entertainment & Media Forum (Oct 27-27, Los Angeles)
  • Movie releases Fox/Fox Searchlight: In Her Shoes (Oct 7), Separate Lies (Oct 7), Stay (Oct 21
  • Movie releases Universal: Two for the Money (Oct 7), Doom (Oct 21), Prime (Oct 28)
  • Movie release DreamWorks: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Oct 7)
  • Movie release Warner: North Country (Oct 10)
  • Movie release Paramount: Elisabethtown (Oct 14)
  • Q3 reports: Arbitron (Oct 20), Thomson Corp (Oct 25), Reuters (Oct 27)

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